Merlot

Traditional bobotie, spaghetti Bolognese, lasagne, grilled chicken and beef stews.

2 ½ hectares of well-manicured 16-year-old vines grown in structured La Mottesoils (alluvial with a high percentage of decomposed plant material in the lower levels). Yield of 6 tonnes / ha. Rickety Bridge Merlot grapes were harvested by hand at 24.4˚ Balling in February 2018.

Malolactic fermentation took place in stainless steel tanks and maturation took place 20% new and 80% older French oak barrels for a total of 12 months.

Fermentation took place in open fermentation tanks at 25 – 30˚C with 2 punch downs daily. The wines were pressed after 21 days up to 0.9 bar.

Rickety Bridge Winery is an historic Franschhoek wine estate. Situated in the renowned Franschhoek valley the food and wine capital of South Africa the Rickety Bridge winery and Country Manor House nestle against the hillside overlooking vineyards and the majestic Wemmershoek Mountains. The land dates back to 1694 when the farms were granted to the first French Huguenots who settled in the area.